史蒂夫 威甘德(Steve Wiegand)的生命跨越了美国历史的24.1%——而且随着他的年龄增长,这个比例还在持续上升。过去30多年中,作为一名获奖新闻记者和史学作家,威甘德曾是《圣迭戈论坛报》(San Diego Evening Tribune )和《旧金山纪事报》(San Francisco Chronicle )的记者和专栏作家,目前他供职于《萨克拉门托蜜蜂报》(Sacramento Bee ),负责州政府活动及政治事件的报道。威甘德本科毕业于圣塔克拉拉大学(Santa Clara University),主攻美国文学和美国历史。他还拥有圣何塞加利福尼亚州立大学(California State University,San Jose)大众传播专业的理学硕士学位。除了这本《这就是美国史!(修订版)》外, 威甘德还著有《萨克拉门托挂毯》(Sacramento Tapestry, Towery Books)、《永久文稿》(Papers of Permanence, McClatchy),与人合著了《世界心理牙线史》(The Mental-Floss History of the World,Harper Collins),也是《心理牙线推介:禁断的知识》(Mental-Floss Presents: Forbidden Knowledge, Harper Collins)的丛集作者。他现居加利福尼亚州北部。
发表于2024-09-12
U.S. History For Dummies 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 历史 美国 原版 英文原版 总体感觉还不错,幽默风趣很容易读进去。就是有些事件既然写的这么 English
Now revised — the easy-to-understand guide to the story of America Want to better understand U.S. History? This friendly book serves as your tour guide through the important events of America's past and present, introducing you to the people who helped to shape history. From pre-Columbus to the American Revolution, from Watergate to Iraq to Barack Obama, you'll discover fascinating details that you won't find in dry history texts! They're coming to America — explore early civilizations, meet Native Americans, and see how the development of the English colonies led to slavery and the American Revolution From Thomas Jefferson to Abraham Lincoln — examine the contributions of great Americans as well as the discovery of gold, the birth of California, the Civil War, and Manifest Destiny America grows up — be there during the conquering of the West, industrial development, and the invention of the light bulb and the telephone The impact of the World Wars — understand the sweeping changes these epochal events brought to America and the rest of the world The Cold War, Camelot, and Clinton — take a closer look at the Korean War and communism, the fabulous '50s, JFK, Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate, Reaganomics, and the Clinton years From the '90s to now — witness the birth of the microchip, the impact of hanging chads in a presidential election, the largest terrorist attack on American soil, and the growing economic crisis Open the book and find: Ten important events that defined American culture Interesting Americans, from presidents to gangsters to sports heroes How America fought to win independence from England Details about all the major wars and their long-term effects Insight into the roots of slavery Inventions that changed life for Americans The impact of the atomic bomb The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence
简单明了有趣的美国历史书,英语非常生动地道。
评分简单明了有趣的美国历史书,英语非常生动地道。
评分简单明了有趣的美国历史书,英语非常生动地道。
评分简单明了有趣的美国历史书,英语非常生动地道。
评分简单明了有趣的美国历史书,英语非常生动地道。
U.S. History For Dummies 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书